How do you feel about guns?

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

If firearms are use as intended, it's not an illegal act at all.

They're not intented to buy and go kill people illegally.

Firearms are tools. Some are designed for hunting, some for self-defense, and some for military/law enforcement. Those military/LE firearms are tools for killing humans. That is their intended purpose. Period.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Firearms are tools. Some are designed for hunting, some for self-defense, and some for military/law enforcement. Those military/LE firearms are tools for killing humans. That is their intended purpose. Period.

If that was their only intended purpose, they wouldn't be sold in the stores! Exclamation Point!

Some people like shooting different variations of guns as a hobby, not intent to kill others at all. BOOM.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

If that was their only intended purpose, they wouldn't be sold in the stores! Exclamation Point!

Some people like shooting different variations of guns as a hobby, not intent to kill others at all. BOOM.

I know, I am one of them. I used to shoot competitively. Doesn't change the fact that they are designed for killing humans, not for target shooting. There are weapons designed specifically for that, but they would not do well as a combat rifle.

Just because you aren't using a tool as it is designed to be used, does not change its intended purpose. I can use a wrench to hammer in a nail, doesn't mean that is its purpose.

[ICKYSHUFFLE]

Originally Posted by Shake n Blake

I was talking about little .22 pistols.

As for assault rifles, can you name a common scenario where you would need to shoot someone from 25+ yards away to defend yourself? If you have time to fish an assault rifle out of your truck, you probably have time to get away from your attacker. I see no need for an semi auto assault rifle, period.

Btw, I don't see why you would need 22 round clips for personal defense unless you're a terrible shot or you think you're going to be attacked by a motorcycle gang.

First off, I need 22 round mags because I don't want to have to reload so quick.
And you aren't always going to be in situations where you have 1 intruder/attacker coming at you. 25 yards is long in football but not a big distance for an unimpeded person to cover.
And who says I would have my rifle in the truck? If it's an open carry state I could strap my Mosin Nagant(1947 Russian surplus 7.62x54R) to my back and walk down the street with it LEGALLY.

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Here's where this fails. None of those things are designed to kill human beings. They can be used to do so, yes, but that is not their intended purpose. There are firearms out there that are designed as tools for nothing more than to kill people. So, ifi using them as they are intended in their design, you are committing an illegal act. Everything you mentioned, if used as intended, does not result in an illegal act.

FAIL AGAIN! Guns aren't designed to kill people, they are designed to put lead on a TARGET. Now there is where the PERSON comes into play and what they decide to use it for.
A baseball bat is designed to hit balls but if someone decided to bash someones head in does that make all bats murder weapons? Does that make all baseball players loony psychopaths because they have multiple bats?

Originally Posted by Robbie Sharp

The REAL problem here, imo; is with the increased security in school and other public places, how does one deranged idiot carry a virtual arsenal into the school without him being detected? When I went to school, many people had a deer rifle in the old gun rack; yet with NO security whatsoever, it would have been near impossible to just walk into the school packing a rifle without somebody noticing. Gun control is the easiest scapegoat people can find, but it's neither the problem nor the solution to this particular tragedy. The real problem here started in the home. Kids don't respect life, liberty , or property today, and it all started when somebody decided busting a kid's arse was cruel and unusual punishment, and damaged their little psyches. What that did was plant the seed of no fear and respect of anyone or anything and it inevitably grows into a sense of invincibility which too often ends up badly for everyone as evidenced here. The country wages a war on drugs, yet decides the solution to every "bad' child is to give them drugs at an early age rather than make them mind? There's your problem,imo.

This is word for word the problem today, too may bad *** kids with no respect.
If they are cussing their parent's out and punching them at the age of 6-8 then they have been raised wrong. These little hellians need a good *** busting not someone telling them "you better stop before I count to 3 or you going to timeout"
Back when I was a kid I barely ever heard some kid cussing their parents(atleast not without an *** whipping shortly after) Now you got kids that just run wild all day and the parents barely do anything. I can't go through wal mart without hearing some little daemon child throwing a major hissy fit because they aren't getting what they want.
Then you got parents who act like servants to their kids.
I could go on but I gotta head to work.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by ICKYSHUFFLE

FAIL AGAIN! Guns aren't designed to kill people, they are designed to put lead on a TARGET. Now there is where the PERSON comes into play and what they decide to use it for.
A baseball bat is designed to hit balls but if someone decided to bash someones head in does that make all bats murder weapons? Does that make all baseball players loony psychopaths because they have multiple bats?

There are some firearms designed for target shooting, true enough. But they are a small number compared to those designed for other purposes. Just because you choose to use a firearm recreationally does not mean that was its intended purpose. Firearms are not toys, they are tools for killing. As I stated in another post, just because how you use something is not the intended purpose, does not change the purpose.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

I know, I am one of them. I used to shoot competitively. Doesn't change the fact that they are designed for killing humans, not for target shooting. There are weapons designed specifically for that, but they would not do well as a combat rifle.

Just because you aren't using a tool as it is designed to be used, does not change its intended purpose. I can use a wrench to hammer in a nail, doesn't mean that is its purpose.

And the revolving circle goes round and round. If it's intended purpose was to kill humans, why haven't more people that own them killed anyone yet? It's an extremely small minority of people that use them illegally.

Agree to disagree though.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

And the revolving circle goes round and round. If it's intended purpose was to kill humans, why haven't more people that own them killed anyone yet? It's an extremely small minority of people that use them illegally.

Agree to disagree though.

I think where the disconnect is, is that most people don't think of target shooting for what it is, versus what we think it is. We think of target shooting as just some sport, nothing to it.

Target shooting and the events surrounding it are just like medieval games. Jousting, the melee, things like that. It consists of hunters and/or warriors showing off their prowess and honing their skills. We've modernized it with technology and flashy colors to the point where it has become unrecognizable but make no mistake about it, that's what competitive and recreational shooting is at its core. It is practice for killing.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

I think where the disconnect is, is that most people don't think of target shooting for what it is, versus what we think it is. We think of target shooting as just some sport, nothing to it.

Target shooting and the events surrounding it are just like medieval games. Jousting, the melee, things like that. It consists of hunters and/or warriors showing off their prowess and honing their skills. We've modernized it with technology and flashy colors to the point where it has become unrecognizable but make no mistake about it, that's what competitive and recreational shooting is at its core. It is practice for killing.

Alcohol should be illegal to then as driving a car buzzed is also practice for killing.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

Alcohol should be illegal to then as driving a car buzzed is also practice for killing.

Does using alcohol as intended cause any harm to those around you? The answer is no.

I'm also having trouble with ascertaining the logic used to come to your conclusion.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Does using alcohol as intended cause any harm to those around you? The answer is no.

I'm also having trouble with ascertaining the logic used to come to your conclusion.

Does using an assault rifle as intended calm harm to those around you? The answer is also no.


I can't help you out buddy, I have to keep you on your toes.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

Does using an assault rifle as intended calm harm to those around you? The answer is also no.

Actually, the answer is yes. Assuming you meant "cause harm" and not "calm harm."

Originally Posted by Whodey23

I can't help you out buddy, I have to keep you on your toes.

Well, here is the problem. Your argument is that because driving while buzzed is practice for killing, alcohol should be illegal.

My argument is not that firearms should be illegal, or assault style weapons even, because target shooting is practice for killing. My argument is that the intended purpose of them is to kill human beings, which it is.

The intended purpose of alcohol is not to kill.

The intended purpose of a vehicle/driving is not to kill.

So your statement's logic is flawed.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Actually, the answer is yes. Assuming you meant "cause harm" and not "calm harm."



Well, here is the problem. Your argument is that because driving while buzzed is practice for killing, alcohol should be illegal.

My argument is not that firearms should be illegal, or assault style weapons even, because target shooting is practice for killing. My argument is that the intended purpose of them is to kill human beings, which it is.

The intended purpose of alcohol is not to kill.

The intended purpose of a vehicle/driving is not to kill.

So your statement's logic is flawed.

As flawed as your logic about guns in my eyes as lower than 1% of civilians that buy said firearms do not kill anyone.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

As flawed as your logic about guns in my eyes as lower than 1% of civilians that buy said firearms do not kill anyone.

What somebody does with a firearm does not change what it was designed for. That's not flawed logic, that's a fact.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

What somebody does with a firearm does not change what it was designed for. That's not flawed logic, that's a fact.

That's not a fact, it's your opinion on what they're fully designed for in the first place.

If they were only designed for that just that, you or me wouldn't be able to purchase one as they would be illegal.

[Carlos Spicyweiner]

Originally Posted by Bengalzona

I've heard about a lot of people rushing out to get guns after this incident.

When someone tells me that they own a gun, they tell me a lot about themselves.

Zona...Now understand me here. I am not attacking your stance on this argument.
But what exactly does someone saying they own a gun, tell you about that person?

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

That's not a fact, it's your opinion on what they're fully designed for in the first place.

If they were only designed for that just that, you or me wouldn't be able to purchase one as they would be illegal.

What's a fact is that using something for what it is not designed for does not change what it is designed for. Please keep up and try to argue against actual points I have made.

As for the second part, that is speculation. The gun lobby is huge in politics and fear mongering about it is at an all time high.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by Carlos Spicyweiner

Zona...Now understand me here. I am not attacking your stance on this argument.
But what exactly does someone saying they own a gun, tell you about that person?

Tells him that he should probably not try to break into their house

[Stewee28]

This subject will be a touchy one once the government gets involved. Obama is looking more and more like someone who wants to regulate guns, and after what has happened, is understandalbe. This is a "line drawn in the sand" type of subject. You are either for or against guns, I dont really think there is an inbetween.

As far as how I feel about guns? I have been shooting guns since I was a young boy with my father. I am not scared of guns and like to believe I know how to use and properly handle a gun. With that being said, my father has a great collection of guns in the basement. He also kept his gun safe locked at all times and he was the only one in the house who knew where the key was; not even my mother knew where it was. Guns are dangerous to those who do not know how to use one. A lot of people hate guns and I can understand why. I will always have a gun in my house, mainly for protection. I would make sure that gun is locked away in a safe and secure place within my home at all times. I would NEVER own a semi or fully automatic weapon, because I believe there is no reason for a citizen outside of the military or police enforcement to have one.

This makes two public shootins in one week, and the third large shooting this year. My prayers and condolences go out to the families of the Conn. shooting. This elementary shooting is very upsetting and I found myself shedding some tears after hearing of the deaths of these young, innocent children. I cannot even begin to understand how that community is copping with this tragedy. May God look over them and shine his bright light on their future.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

What's a fact is that using something for what it is not designed for does not change what it is designed for. Please keep up and try to argue against actual points I have made.

As for the second part, that is speculation. The gun lobby is huge in politics and fear mongering about it is at an all time high.

You've ventured away from my fact that less than 1% use them for their so called "designed purpose" of killing people. If the percentage was up, then yeah you might have a point or a RhythmicGeek destined fact.

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

You've ventured away from my fact that less than 1% use them for their so called "designed purpose" of killing people. If the percentage was up, then yeah you might have a point or a RhythmicGeek destined fact.

But that fact holds no bearing on my argument. Just because people don't use it as intended doesn't change it's intended purpose. I've purchased golf balls to shoot, does that mean that is what they were designed for? No. and it wouldn't even if that's what they were primarily purchased for. They were still designed for the game of golf.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

But that fact holds no bearing on my argument. Just because people don't use it as intended doesn't change it's intended purpose. I've purchased golf balls to shoot, does that mean that is what they were designed for? No. and it wouldn't even if that's what they were primarily purchased for. They were still designed for the game of golf.

So you're getting all fired up solely on what you feel is the only purpose these said firearms are designed for? lol. Why the hell did you waste my time too! I don't care what you personally feel they're fully designed for...

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

So you're getting all fired up solely on what you feel is the only purpose these said firearms are designed for? lol. Why the hell did you waste my time too! I don't care what you personally feel they're fully designed for...

Firearms designed for military use are designed for killing humans. That's not my opinion.

[Helldog]

Originally Posted by RhythmicGeek

Firearms designed for military use are designed for killing humans. That's not my opinion.

Civilians don't buy them for military use.

They're designed for a hobby for civilian use

[RhythmicGeek]

Originally Posted by Whodey23

Civilians don't buy them for military use.

They're designed for a hobby for civilian use

If I collect coins as a hobby does that change the fact that the coins were designed as currency?

Just because we make a hobby out of something does not change the intended purpose of the item. I'm not sure how else to put it. You keep making the same claim, I make the same statement in response. Using something in a manner other than intended does not change the intended purpose. Not sure how much clearer to make that.

[Morning Star]

I think we should all have a gun because crime is lower when they know you can shoot back!!!!!!!1